Introduction
Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Function
The City of Charlotte owns and operates five major wastewater treatment facilities and is in design for the sixth with total treatment capacities of 139 million gallons per day. This position serves as the Chief Treatment Plant Operator of the McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). McAlpine Creek is the largest WWTP owned and operated by the City of Charlotte and has a daily permitted flow capacity of 64 million gallons.
Summary
The position collaborates with the other Chief Operator to assist the Treatment Plant Supervisor with managing, monitoring, and operating the treatment plant. This is accomplished by ensuring the treatment processes function properly and that the plant meets permit requirements; assisting with semi-annual and annual performance evaluations of employees; assisting with the implementation of directives for staff and operations; and providing direction in the daily operation of the treatment plant. Other duties include managing the Stormwater Integrated Contingency Plan; assists in maintaining the plant Air Quality Permit, scheduling instrumentation calibrations of plant processes; being a member of the safety team; training operators; and serving as Backup Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC).
Major Duties and Responsibilities
• Manages operations staff by both working with and assigning tasks.
• Regularly trends plant data and reviews plant process data to troubleshoot problems and informs the ORC or maintenance staff with possible solutions.
• Monitors and helps to maintain plant instruments and other equipment to analyze plant conditions.
• Maintains plant records and documents; serves as Backup to the ORC; and serving as supervisor in the absence of the Plant Supervisor. Must be available for emergency needs at plant site.
• Coordinates with treatment plant maintenance division by managing work orders, assigning work order priority and attending weekly Ops/Maintenance meetings.
• Monitors plant for safe and unsafe conditions, conducts safety training, completes contractor safety checklists and other safety permits as required, and serves as the Plant’s Safety Coordinator.
• Manages safety program by maintaining MSDS sheets; posting safety signage; providing protective equipment to operator; assist with or coordinates emergency response measures.
• Performs administrative functions by ensuring daily processes and plant operations forms are completed and entered in the Information Management Software System.
• Manages the Plant’s Stormwater Integrated Contingency Plan (ICP) by ensuring all monitoring, housekeeping and inspections are up to date.
• Coordinates monthly staff meetings with Plant Supervisor.
• Maintains communication with operators, manages weekly/monthly equipment rotations and out of service equipment, maintains plant sampling, inspections, plant chemicals, fuel, PPE and process control records.
• Coordinates weekly with our instrumentation technician team about current process instrumentation issues and work orders.
• Collaborates with contractors/consultants during plant construction projects.
• Responsible for the annual performance reviews for plant operators (Grades I-IV) and the Mechanic Assistants.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Requires ability to read and understand complex sketches, diagrams, technical specifications and operating and maintenance manuals.
• Must have an advanced knowledge and understanding of wastewater treatment principles and practices.
• Must have excellent oral/written communication skills and organizational skills.
• Requires the ability to work cooperatively with other city employees, and the public.
Physical Demands:
The job is Medium classification for physical demands and requires standing, walking, bending, climbing steps/ladders and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: feeling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, discriminating among sounds, mental acuity, speaking, standing, talking, data/color/observations/equipment/inspections and walking: Occasional health, safety and environmental factors.
Preferred Qualification
• Preferred Bachelors or Associates degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, or related field.
Minimum Qualifications
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Three (3) years of related work experience in Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations.
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
• Requires Class C driver’s license.
• Requires eligibility to obtain a City Driving Permit.
• Requires Biological WW IV license.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
As of October 1, 2021:
The City of Charlotte
requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for any new
City of Charlotte employees.
The city is an Equal
Opportunity Employer, and as such, will consider reasonable accommodations as
required by law.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
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